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ELLIS s. ARCHER, or Neurons, NJY., Assieme-T0 LAlun-ren.,mincoser-e Gpo.;` on Tense-ME PLACE.

Letters .Patent No. 75,510, dated Mamie-17, 1868.

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i Be it known that I, ELLIS S. ARCHER, oi New York, ii1 the county of New/York, and Statel of New York, have invented acertain newund'us'eful Improvement inLzinterns; afnd I doherehy declare that the following.

is o. full, cleo" end cx'act description thereof, reference being hud to thenocompanyingA drfmings,-and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

'My invention consists 'offimprovoments in the constructio'cf the topof the case of the lantern, the manner in vwhich, or'the device by which, said Atop ofthe case issecured to the side or edge pieces of the said case; toptheconstruction .and manner of lattaching the spring Whchholds hthe cose in position upon the lamp when the lantern'is in use. 4 Y I i y' v .Description of the Drawings.

Figure 1 is an edge vieu', of thelantern.

Vligure is a vertical longitudinal controll section'o'i" the same. A l

Figure 3 represents, the' plate which uforins 'the 'top of' the,lantern,l after being cut out, and before it has heen bent into the proper shape. I f

'Figure 4 is an edge view of the plate which forms thetopgof the lantern, partly bentinto the proper form,

. and showing lin red lines lone Vof the edgel or side pieces to freilich: the toppiece is attached, to illustrate theA manner in which sad'top is attached to said side or edge pieces to form the frame of .the lantern.

General 'Description The handle or bail A of the lantern is fornzedv of wire,hent into the proper form, and upon the ends of' which are formed-loops, by means of which said bail or handle A is hinged A6r pivoted to ears-B, formed on the wire guards C.f ,The guards. Operejformed of wirc; und are solderedor otherwise attached to the' lower part of the fre-me of the lanterxnthence` ascending tosthe top ot said lantern, where they are leent over Aupon themselves, es represented in g. 1, soV esto form' the ears I, to which the bail or Vhendle 4A' is hinged or pivoted; thence they pass through holes in .the overlapping edges oftheI oep F, through the holes D inthe theltop piece E, and are thenhen't' ovjer toprevent their being withdrawn from their proper position, as represented in figs. 1 aud-2. f

' F is the cap-,which .covers the hole G, through which the products of comhusti'onand heated air escape.

Said oep F. is secured tofthe'top'of. the lantern by theends of the wires whichform the :guards "C, and the ears' B, passing through holesjn the side edges o'f seid cap, which overlap the sides'of the-top piece'E. ,The Vtop piece' E is ont out of asingle pieceof motalinto the form represented in 'fig'. 4, the parts H passing through s'iirts out in the' side pieces I of the frame, as represented in o. 4,'after which they nre bent over, as repre5 sented in g. 1, so es to securely .hold the top parts -oi' the lantern together.

The glass sides of'n the lantern are held in place atftlie Vtop by bending over the partsof the top pieces E,

as represented in thedranfings', und at the hottonl by smellV pieces of metal K, soldered'or otherwise attached to the lower parts of the frame. The upper parts of the lauternare' hingedto the upper edge of one of the ends oi'v the-square lmnp L, which forms-the bottom or lower pa'rt of the lantern.

M are side pieces, forming the lower .part of the frame of the lantern, and overlapping the sides of the square lamp L they are also corrugated, so as to allow the nir topass in freely to the ilame, and at the some time toguardagainst the light heingextinguished by any sudden blast of air.

vN is a 11o-chimney burner, which fits vinto a socket or hole in the top of the lainpL, without-any screwtllrend, and is keptrin'position therein bythe wire or rod which carries the spur-wheels -for raising and lowering the wick, passing under a catch on the top ofthe lamp L, (not shown thence the said rod passes' out through the side of the lantern, Where it-is kept in place by e; notch in theloi'rer edge of the lower part ofthe frame, shutting down orer said rod, so that the wiokinaybe rnisedor lowered, as required, without 'opening the lantern.

The lonternyis kept closed, when in use, by the action of the spring-catch 0, which descends perpendicularly along one of the Veudsoi` the lamp L, is then bent 'or struck'vup,^as represented in iig. 2, so as to pass through a slit in the saidend ofA the lanlp, and be closely along-the inside ofc-said end, in which position is securely soldered;

The catch or projection Rulforholdng the-lantern closed, is formed by punching orstrikingup alpieceof the upper part of the spring, as represented in figs. land 2, so that the catch or spring may act automatically in taking hold of and securingthe lantern whenv closed, and -yet may be readily forced back, and the'upper part of the lantern' releasedjwhen itis necessary to open said lantern.- By which construction I' obtain all the advantages ofv a square or abrupt catch without having to bend the metal short, and thus weakening it and making it liable to break..

4ize a larger proportion of the material.

By constructing the upperl partsof the lantern as described, the parts which Aare liableyto bec'ome heated are held together securely without the use of solder, and a great saying of material is accomplished, since, the parts being ont out separately, the manufacturer' isA able to raise up 'the sizualler` pieces of metal, and thus util- Chime I clairni 1 1. The combination of the top piece or plate E,'constru cte d andfornied asdescribed` with the 'frame'and sideplates of a lantern, substantiallyas' andl for th'e purpose set forth.

'2. Thepassing the spring through the side of the lamp, and soldering it'upon the inside of-said side, substantiallyas described. 'V -f 3. The forming the catch of the springv by punching and striking out a portion of the spring itself, substantially as and for the purpose set'forth.

` 4:.l The combination of-the spring O, constructed and attached as described, with the lamp' and frame of a lantern, substantially as described and fdr-the purpose set forth. i I

.ELLIS s. ARCHER.

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A. G. SMITH y y GEO. Perron. 

